Emily Blunt explains why she turned down Black Widow role

Emily Blunt (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Emily Blunt has explained why she had to turn down the role of Black Widow in the Marvel films.

The part of the Avenger ended up going to Scarlett Johansson, who made her debut in the series in 2010’s Iron Man 2 and will star in the standalone Black Widow movie in July.